2.) Eats. I actually found out (after many many chats with my friend angela!) that I was not eating enough with the hard workouts I am doing

3.) sleep. I just need to get more

4.) Andrew. spending as much quality time with him (no on the phone or computer!)

When I realized that I just need these four things. I also tried to stop putting so much pressure on myself. To have the perfect house. The perfect life. Is just not going to happen. And realizing thats ok! After taking a step back, and relaxing, I am back to my old self and feels so much better!

Question for you:what are some of the basic things you need in life to be happy?

What a Halloween!! I hope everyone had a great night of family, friends, and fun. Andrew and I definitely got all three🙂

We started the night nice and early with a 4pm dinner, and then costume time.

our night included running all over St Louis, but in a good way! We headed to my grandparents and parents first.

Next, we headed out to trick or treat for almost 2 hours. Then to a bonfire with church friends, and finally circled back to my parents. Andrew was spending the night so that I could go to a costume party!

My mom LOVES Halloween. She always came up with the best costumes when I was a kid, so when I came over with my Queen of Hearts costume and ideas, she was allllll over it.

It was super easy to make and only took a few hours.

There was a little malfunction. The glue for the eye lases was dried out, so you know what we used. Molasses with a quetip. and it worked like a charm!

My costume was super cheap to make as well. I just had to buy the tulle, paper to make the hearts, and gold paint. That was it!I already had the head band, black dress, leggings, eye lashes, and shoes.

A few weeks ago, I started a group on facebook. Team Knockout. I know, really cool name😉

I started it, not only because I am a beachbody coach, but because I wanted to help people. After losing 15lbs, I wanted to help other people too! I still have more to lose, but I know that feeling when you are actually eating well, working out, and you feel great! And I want to be a part of that and helping them succeed!

This week, I had a friend who asked about healthy snacks that would help with cravings. I thought what a great way to share some ideas, and help with that sweet tooth! And those strange people who have salty cravings (haha jk!)

Sweet tooth

~apple and peanut butter

~dark chocolate chips (try sugar free if dark is too much)

~grapes

~watermelon

~colby cheese and apple slices

Salty

~cashews

~homemade trail mix (cashews, almonds, and some dried fruit)

~cottage cheese (can add fruit)

~kale or sweet potato “chips”

Of course, there is always carrots or a shakeology shake🙂

The big thing is, you NEED to have these available. When you are making your shopping list (make sure you aren’t hungry!) and add fruits, veggies, nuts, and cheese. If you are worried about things going bad, get frozen. Andrew will have frozen blueberries with his eggs for breakfast. That way, I don’t waste money on fruit going bad.

These are the foods that are going to help you curve cravings. And each day it will get easier to step away from the cake, move away from the chips.

Talks about the4 pillars of our body, and if one area isn’t strong enough, what can happen

I love following other blogs, healthy twitter accounts, and seeing other workouts. This is motivation for me to eat healthy and get off my butt! Of course, I also had to share the pumpkin recipes because, well, its PUMPKIN!

Last week, was a week for new beginnings for me. I wanted to refocus on my health, both physically and emotionally. I noticed that I was straying away from things that keep me…well…together. Working out, eating well, sleep. They ALL effect me A LOT! I decided to set some goals, to get back on track🙂

So it seems I didn’t do too bad, but that definitely by the end of the week I lost track of my goals. I am going to follow along with these as well as add the new one #7. I have been HORRIBLE about talking to him while having the phone in my hand. It is so easy to be checking email, facebook, twitter. And guess what, its all ridiculous and I need to pay more attention to him. I might even print these and put them on the frig🙂